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# badnest
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A bad Nest thermostats integration that uses the web api to work after Works with Nest was shut down (fuck Google)
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## Why is it bad?
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This isn't an advertised or public API, it's still better than web scraping, but will never be as good as the original API
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## Drawbacks
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- No proper error handling
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- Won't work with 2FA enabled accounts
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- Will only work the for thermostat, I have no other devices to test with
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- Nest could change their webapp api at any time, making this defunct
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- Won't work with Google-linked accounts
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- Presets don't work (Eco, Away)
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## Example configuration.yaml
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```yaml
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badnest:
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email: email@domain.com
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password: !secret nest_password
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climate:
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- platform: badnest
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scan_interval: 10
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```
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